King Cole vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

King Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.46 and 1.419 for Brad Thompson. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Brad Thompson

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.59
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.08
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.69
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.67
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.22
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.08
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Brad Thompson

King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.18
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.93
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.91
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Brad Thompson

King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
130
287.82
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
551.29
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
77.49
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
73.06
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
19.36
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
177.12
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
13
28.78
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.43
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100